Car rerailer



Aug. 28, 1923. I 1,466,035

H. J. THOMAS GAR RERAIL ER Filed April 7, 1925 Z-SheecS-Sheef 1 I f I F v x I J]: fiairias,

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Aug. 28, 1923. 1,466,035

' H. J THOMAS CAR RERAILER Filed April v, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet Z WITNESSES T0 azz whom it may concern:

Patented Aug. 28, 1923 Least fF-FE EQ TE T sassy srHoMAs, or slannnssoso, nosrnoasomnsj can :sEsAILnn;

Application filed-April 7,

Be it known that I, HARRY J. THOMAS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Greensboro, 'inthe county of Guilford and State of North Carolina, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Car provision of such a rerailerthat may be expeditiously positioned upon the rail at opposite-sides thereof, and wherein the tendenoy of :the same to slip' upon the rail is reduced to a minimum.

A further object of this invention is the provision of such a device, that will embrace the desired features of simplicity, durability and efliciency, and that may be manufactured and marketed at small cost.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understood when the following detailed description is read 1n connection with the accompanying drawings,

the invention residing in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as claimed. v

In the drawings forming part of this application, like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and wherein: I

lligure 1 is a top plan view of my rerailer 7 applied.

Figure 2 is an elevation of the inner side thereof.

gigure 3 is an end elevation of the device,

a Figure 4; is a cross section taken substantially upon the line 414 of Figure 1.

This rerailer comprises a relativelyelongated rectangular shaped casting, of a length sufficient to engage upon at its opposite ends a pair of ties designated a. This casting has-a flange 5 at its outer side and ends which is formed upon its under surface near its outer longitudinal edge and end edges with prongs or spikes 6, which'eXtend' inwardly towards the center of the device, and are adapted to be forced into the said ties for effectively over-coming any tendency of the rerailer to creep.

This casting is" formed with an upwardly 1923. Serial No. 630,433.

extending bulged member or raised portion 7-, the outer side thereof extendingsubstantially parallel with the adjacent edge" of the flange 5, and being inclined and curved slightly inwardly towards the apex o'f' theb member 7. x

The opposite ends of the said'portion 7 are curved inwardly as moreclearly'shown in Figure 1, these ends'bei-ng also-rounded as more-clearly shown in Figure 2, whereby the car wheels are raised upwardly above the surface of the rail designated 6. The bulged member 7 is formed with a wingshaped, flattened upper portion 7 which is longitudinally inclined from the center of saidmemberontwardly toward its opposite ends and laterally toward the rail, the ends .7 of said flattened top portion diverging from f the centerof said member away from the rail.

Formed upon the inner edgeof the said raised or bulged'portion 7, and at a distance above the flange -5, equivalent to the height of the said rail Z2 is an inwardly extending flange portion 8, that engages over the said rail, in a manner clearly shown in several of the views.

The top surface of this flange 8 is longitu- V dinally, upwardly curved or of arcuate shape, the ends thereof being in close en-- gagement with the rail when the device is in use for permitting of the easy engage- 'ment of the car wheels thereon. Between this flange 8, and the said raised or bulged portion is a longitudinal carwheel flange groove 9, while the outer edge of said flange 8 is formed with a pendent skirt portion 10,

the upper side thereof beingshouldered at 11, also effecting a groove for the. flanges of said oar wheels, when the device'is employed upon the opposite rail;

In view of the above description, it will .at once be apparent that when my rerailer 1s POSEIOIIBCl as shownin the drawings, and h when the carjls moved forwardly, the wheels,

thereof will engage upon the saidbulged or raised port on 7 whereby a continued movement-"of the car will force thesev wheelsupwardly, the flanges of the wheels upon one side ofthe car engaging within the innermost groove 9, the wheel treads running upon theflange 8, whereby through a still;

,;Although I have herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be madethe'rein, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as'claimed.

'shaped flattened upper portion inclined longitudinally from the'center of said 'member "downwardly toward its opposite ends and laterally toward the rail, the ends of said flattened top portion diverging from the center of said member away from the rail an outwardly directed flange upon the lower edges of the ends and outer side of said member providedwith dependent tieengaging prongs, a laterally extendingflange having a longitudinal upwardly curved upper surface and'formed upon the lower inner side of said bulged member and adapted for positioning upon the rail, said member being formed withna longitudinal extending groove at the inner side of saidfiange and a pendent skirt formed upon the outer longitudinal edge of said fiange'withits upper edge terminating below the upper surface of said lateral flange for providing a shoulder, substantially as shown and. for the purpose described. 7 V

lintestim-ony whereof I "affix. my "signature.

V IHAYERY- J. EHQMAS. 

